Muscle contractions

Muscle contractions (also called darting) can be described as the experience of involuntary movements, jerking motions, contractions, and shaking of the limbs. These types of movements are often spontaneous but can also feel as if they are intrinsically structured around the person's current thought patterns and sensory input.

They are generally considered benign and can occur irrespective of any drug use, but the term "darting" was used by Alexander Shulgin to specifically describe these muscular contractions when occurring during the effects of a psychoactive. The term was coined by the Shulgins' in the book PiHKAL and he defined it in the glossary as "a sudden and unexpected neurological firing that produces a momentary contraction of the musculature."[1]